Lenawee County road commissioners voted approval Thursday to hire two laborers to fill vacancies at the road commission. The positions will be posted soon to allow interviews and hiring to be completed within two months, said Scott Merillat, road commission managing director.

One road worker is retiring in March and a foreman retired last fall.

The road commission work force is about five less than what had been considered a minimum staffing level, Merillat said. Workers have not been replaced because of tight budgets, he said.